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News Release from: Bentley Systems | Subject: LEAP Software
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 January 2008
Analysis and design of concrete bridges
Bentley acquires LEAP Software, expanding portfolio of software for analysis and design of concrete bridges.
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has acquired LEAP Software, a leading provider of analysis and design products for concrete bridges The LEAP bridge solutions are the industry standard across North America, used by 37 U.S
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Federal Highway Administration, a large number of city and county agencies, and top bridge engineering consultants.
The flagship product, LEAP Bridge, is an analysis, design, and load-rating application that integrates all bridge design components into one application with a single user interface.
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The LEAP products complement and strengthen Bentley's end-to-end bridge design and management solution, which includes RM for cable-stayed, suspension, and segmental bridges; Bentley BridgeModeler and Bentley LARS for bridge load-rating calculation, analysis, and analytical modeling; GEOPAK Bridge; InRoads Bridge; Bentley Rebar; Bentley PowerRebar; and many other products.
Commenting on this latest Bentley acquisition, Gabriel Norona, Bentley senior vice president, said, "LEAP software is a critical addition to Bentley's bridge portfolio as we focus our efforts on bridge information modeling (BrIM).
Through a concerted BrIM initiative, we will leverage intra-operations across these industry-leading solutions, enabling delivery of safer, better-engineered bridges and opening a door to improved deployment models for bridge construction, maintenance, operation, and rehabilitation".
Added Bhupinder Singh, senior vice president, Bentley Software, "The need for a more comprehensive and systematic approach to bridge planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance has never been more critical.
Our world faces the incredible challenge of repairing aging infrastructure in developed transportation networks and meeting the extraordinary demand for new transportation networks in developing economies.
"By adding the LEAP analysis and design software to our rapidly growing portfolio of integrated bridge products, Bentley advances its commitment to helping users create new bridges and maintain and upgrade existing bridges more efficiently and cost-effectively.
On behalf of all Bentley colleagues, I welcome LEAP Software users around the world to the Bentley user community and LEAP Software colleagues to the Bentley team".
Lee Tanase, former president and CEO of LEAP Software, now a Bentley vice president, said, "All of us at LEAP Software are pleased to join the Bentley team charged with developing innovative solutions that provide the functionality infrastructure professionals need to sustain the world's bridges.
Bentley's vision of providing a comprehensive and integrated portfolio of bridge products to address the lifecycle of bridge infrastructure is exactly what our users - and the world - need".
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